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www.spec.com.au From the files of yesteryear By GWEN BENNETT No 344 50 years ago March 5, 1965 DECK BOY EMERGENCY – A deck boy on the M. V. Talinga was landed at Portland for medical attention at the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Stan Groves, Manager of Dalgety and Ne w Zealand Loan Limited, received a radio call from the ship requesting medical aid for a seaman suffering from severe abdominal pains. Arrangements were then made for the Harbour Trust launch and a doctor to go out to the ship on its arrival in Portland Bay later that day. At 3.30pm on Sunday Mr Groves and Dr Andre boarded the vessel in rough seas, about one and a half miles off shore. It was found that Seaman William J. Austin, a deck boy, was suffering from appendicitis and would have to be landed for immediate attention at the Portland Hospital. This was done successfully and the seaman will remain in hospital for about two weeks. When he is fit to travel he will be repatriated to his home port of Port Kembla N.S.W. The Talinga resumed her voyage at 9.30 pm carrying a full cargo of iron ore from Whyalla South S.A. to Port Kembla. 100 years ago March 12, 1915 A SCENIC DRIVE – Contributed –‘Many families from different towns in the south west, who arrive in Portland for the summer in their cars having taken apartments for the season, have been lauding their praise for the enjoyable trip they had while coming here and returning through thickly timbered bush in places en route, particularly at the Nine Mile Forest outside Portland. The slightly undulating character of this road was deemed quite a novelty, with branches of giant gum trees almost meeting overhead, the perfume of wild honey, the many magpies and other birds with the occasional crossing of large kangaroos, contrasted considerably with the strictly level roads passing through large expanses of clear paddocks.’ 125 years ago March 3, 1890 SCHOOL INSPECTION - The District Inspector, Mr. A. J. Hart, paid an incidental visit to the Mt. Eckersley State School on Friday last and found everything to be of the usual excellent standard for which this school is well known. It must be gratifying to the teacher, Mr. J.T. Haynes, to find that this school still maintains a premier position in the matter of percentage among district schools. No doubt parents appreciate this undeniable evidence of the teacher’s interest in the welfare of their children. BUSY TIME FOR RAILWAY – The Heywood railway station is doing a roaring trade in the timber line as there are five sawmills which are sending timber to be loaded at the station daily. If the railway authorities would only take notice of the quantity of timber sent from Condah, Myamyn and Heywood stations, they would find a strong argument in favour of a daily goods train being run between Portland and Hamilton. 150 years ago THE MARIA ROSS – The barque Maria Ross anchored in the bay on Sunday last, February 26th and, during this week, all the preliminary arrangements are being made for transferring the Portland squatting pioneers to the North Western Territory (W.A.). If the weather proves favourable, 1,600 sheep will be shipped on Friday and Saturday, and the vessel will sail on Sunday March 5th. Last night the company, consisting of Mr. Anderson, the leader; Mr. McKenzie Grant, second in command, and brothers John Eliot and Robert Richardson; John Edgar and John Beauvais who accompanies the party, were entertained at a supper at Mac’s hotel. Friends of the copartnery will learn with satisfaction that the Nicol Bay Settlement, to which they proceed, will be free of the taint of convictism, and that in three years transportation will cease in the Australian colonies. PORTLAND OBSERVER Friday March 6 2015 13 Diabetes workshop helps local educators STAFF members from local kindergartens, primary schools and secondary colleges gathered for a day-long seminar on diabetes education at Portland District Health. (From left) Chrissy Hawker, Tania Beard and Emma Speers were keen participants. Picture: ELLY HATELY 150227eh08 BEN FRASER EDUCATION instructions across the shire were immersed in a new training program to better equip teachers and aides to support children with diabetes. Hosted by Portland District Health (PDH), the full-day seminar was developed by Diabetes Australia and uses evidence-based best practice for supporting children with type one diabetes. Fourteen staff members from kindergartens, primary schools and secondary colleges in Portland, Heywood and Dartmoor, took part in the tutorial last Friday. PDH diabetes educator Vicki Barbary said the program gave staff the opportunity to expand their knowledge and become more confident in supporting the day-to-day school experience of children with type one diabetes. “Caring for children with diabetes can be easily managed if teachers, aides, and other staff are well prepared and aware of all the details about diabetes and potential risks. “Diabetes Australia developed this program to ensure consistent information is provided to all schools across Australia,” Ms Barbary added. The training included the use of Diabetes Australia resources, information about type one diabetes, how to manage high and low blood glucose, and the adoption of a school management plan template. Visual Screening of Residences Program Pacific Hydro is offering visual screening for individual residences located close to the Portland Wind Energy Project, Stage 4, (PWEP IV) development. If you have not already registered and wish to be considered for visual screening you are invited to register an expression of interest. The offer will be open until the end of February 2016. For further information, please call 1800 730 734 or email enquiries@pacifichydro.com.au